On 25 September, after six months of preparation, the OCCAR-EA Director, Matteo Bisceglia and Airbus Defence and Space representatives, Mr Didier Plantecoste and Mr Hervé Daumas signed MMF Contract Amendment 10 (CA-10).

The new FSAF/PAAMS In-Service Support Contract was signed with the prime contractor (Eurosam) on 22 December 2017.

A Service Level Agreement on “Provision of Ammunition and Missiles” between NSPA and OCCAR-EA, on behalf of the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania, was signed in a ceremony at NSPA in Luxemburg on Monday 18 December 2017. 

On 15. December 2017 two BOXER Driver Training Vehicles (DTV) have been handed over to the Lithuanian Armed Forces. This is the first big milestone for Lithuania after the contract was signed end of August 2016.